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Last week, wildfires raged across Oklahoma, claiming thousands of acres of land and hundreds of buildings. KOSU's Sarah Liese reports for StateImpact that the flames also destroyed a historic church in Kiowa County, leaving a congregation to rebuild.
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Oklahoma's 60th regular legislative session has begun. While lawmakers have filed more legislation than ever before, only a relative few will ever become law.
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Local headlines for Thursday, March 20, 2025
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Local headlines for Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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The Trump administration's Department of Justice has dropped its federal lawsuit against Oklahoma over the new state crime 'impermissible occupation,' established by last year’s House Bill 4156. The move opens the door for broad state-level immigration enforcement.
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An Oklahoma representative is asking Attorney General Gentner Drummond for a formal opinion on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ use of state resources to endorse a conservative teachers' union.
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Although speculation abounds on the center’s shuttering by the Trump administration, there is no evidence all of the National Weather Service’s operations in Norman were ever at risk.
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An Oklahoma bill to place new regulations on citizen-led policymaking has passed the state Senate.
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Local headlines for Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Oklahoma City’s Tesla store late last week to express their opposition to Elon Musk’s role in the federal government.
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Deadly bird flu has been detected in two backyard flocks in western and central Oklahoma.
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The Oklahoma Ethics Commission and State Superintendent Ryan Walters have reached a settlement following an investigation into Walters using his official social media account to campaign for President Donald Trump.
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As the community continues to survey the damage and starts to recover, local mental health experts have advice about how to deal with the loss and how to help children struggling in the aftermath of natural disasters.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting two additional probable measles cases in the state, with possible public exposure sites in Owasso and Claremore.
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